Walking on a Balance Beam as a New Measure of Dynamic Balance to Predict Falls in Older Adults and Patients with Neurological Conditions.

Background: Beam walking is a new test to estimate dynamic balance. We characterized dynamic balance measured by the distance walked on beams of different widths in five age groups of healthy adults (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 years) and individuals with neurological conditions (i.e.

Effects of 2-Year-Long Maintenance Training and Detraining on 558 Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients' Clinical-Motor Symptoms.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of a 2-yr-long maintenance training (MT) exergaming and detraining (DT) on clinical-motor symptoms in subacute ischemic patients with stroke (PwST). The hypothesis was that MT motor rehabilitation program would further increase the effects of the initial rehabilitation.

Methods: After high-intensity and high-frequency exergaming twice or once a day, 5 times per week for 5 wk (EX2: 50 sessions; EX1: 25 sessions, results reported previously), 558 PwST were randomized to EX2-MT, EX2-DT, EX1-MT, and EX1-DT.

High Frequency and Intensity Rehabilitation in 641 Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Objectives: To determine the effects of exergaming on quality of life (QoL), motor, and clinical symptoms in subacute stroke patients.

Design: A pseudorandomized controlled trial, using a before-after test design.

Setting: University hospital.

Exercise Effects on Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life and Clinical-Motor Symptoms.

Introduction: Different therapies can improve clinical and motor symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) similarly, but studies comparing the effects of different exercise therapies on clinical and motor outcomes are scant. We compared the effects of exergaming (EXE), balance (BAL), cycling (CYC), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), and a standard care wait-listed control group (CON) on clinical and motor symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in people with MS (PwMS).

Methods: PwMS (n = 68, 90% female; age, 47.